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Utrecht, St. Catherine's Convent Museum, ms. 47 fragments 1 and 2

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Identification

Holding institution
Utrecht - Rijksmuseum Catharijneconvent [NL-Urc]
Shelfmark
Ms. 47 fragments 1 and 2
Format
loose fragment(s)
Category
polyphony
Content
Calligraphic initials cut out from a mass fragment
Language(s)
Latin

Context

Origin
Habsburg-Burgundian Netherlands
Date / Date range
possibly ca. 1510-16

Material description

Writing support
parchment
parchment
Folios
fragment 1
fragment 2
Dimensions
1/ 8,3 cm ;2/ 9,4 cm (height) x 1/ 9,2 cm ;2/ 8,8 cm (width)
Decoration
yes
Origin
workshop of Petrus Alamire [documented 1496-1534]
Codicological description - Notes
Cut out from folios originated in the workshop of Petrus Alamire and on which music has been notated. Some music appears on the verso of fragment 1
Decoration - Description
Two inked and painted calligraphic initials elaborated with humorous faces
Inventory
La Rue, Pierre de Missa Tous les regretz - I fol. [recto-verso]
Bibliography
Kellman 1999 Herbert Kellman (ed.), The Treasury of Petrus Alamire. Music and Art in Flemish Court Manuscripts 1500-1535 (Ghent-Amsterdam, 1999). 167, no 52.10
Koldeweij 1993 A.M. Koldeweij (ed.), Maria van Hongarije, koningin tussen keizers en kunstenaars, 1505-1558, exh.cat. (Utrecht, 1993).

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